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Survey: half of doctors want single payer

Nearly half of 511 physicians who responded to a February LinkedIn survey support a single-payer health care system. They said a system where everyone has the same health coverage would eliminate the "aggravation that comes with negotiating with and tracking down payment from multiple insurance companies."

Meanwhile, in Congress: Republicans hate single payer, and many Democrats would rather throw their support behind the Affordable Care Act. But Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's going to introduce a single payer bill soon. Sanders has been the most ardent supporter of a Medicare-for-all plan, as has Rep. John Conyers, who reintroduced his single-payer bill in January.

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Protesters gather north of Lafayette Square near the White House during a demonstration against racism and police brutality, in Washington, D.C. on Saturday evening. Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying in cities across the U.S. and around the world to protest the killing of George Floyd. Huge crowds assembled in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Chicago for full-day events on Saturday.

Despite a ban on large gatherings implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic, protesters rally against racism in front of the American Embassy in Paris on June 6. Photo: Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Tens of thousands of people have continued to rally in cities across the world against racism and show their support this week for U.S. demonstrators protesting the death in police custody of George Floyd.